Authority officials on Friday and Monday would not say whether the agenda item was a first step for a toll increase. However, the Thruway Authority owns the Tappan Zee Bridge, and the state is moving forward with a $5 billion new bridge and so far little money secured to build it.

The authority, which runs the 58-year-old thoroughfare, raised tolls 10 percent over two years, between January 2008 and January 2010.